What to Watch: Thursday, January 14
January 14, 2010
Oh Tina Fey, you’re really spoiling us tonight! On back-to-back new episodes of 30 Rock, straight ally James Franco guests as himself alongside Jeffery Self of VGL Boys YouTube fame as Liz Lemon’s gay nephew, followed by Cheyenne Jackson’s return as Danny!
Jeffery Self (of VGL Boys fame on YouTube) guests as Liz Lemon's gay nephew tonight on 30 Rock
Thursday, January 14
8:00 pm Bones, Fox (1 hr) NEW
Angela has moved on from ex-girlfriend Roxie and onto hottie intern Wendell. Now the new couple needs to come clean about their relationship to the rest of the team, but they may be too busy with possible extraterrestrial remains to notice.
9:00 pm 30 Rock, NBC (30 min) NEW
Liz brings her cousin (Jeffery Self) to live with her in New York after she outed him to the family over the holidays. Meanwhile, Jenna pretends to date James Franco to help him cover up a secret.
9:00 pm Grey’s Anatomy, ABC (1 hr) NEW
Addison (Kate Walsh) returns to Seattle Grace to help Mark’s daughter when he pregnancy takes a complicated turn. Surely Callie and Arizona will be around to help out however they can. The crossover event continues afterward on Private Practice.
And in another new 30 Rock, painfully handsome out actor Cheyenne Jackson guests stars
9:30 pm 30 Rock, NBC (30 min) NEW
Hunky out actor Cheyenne Jackson returns as new TGS castmate Danny and finds himself being targeted by Jack as the boss man tries to quash Danny and Liz’s burgeoning romance.
10:00 pm Project Runway, Lifetime (1 hr) SEASON PREMIERE
Auf wiedersehen, Los Angeles! Heidi and Tim are taking the action back to the Big Apple for the show’s seventh season. This time the show features four out designers: Ben, Jay, Jesus and Jonathan.
Cynthia Nixon Announces Engagement to Christine Marinoni
May 18, 2009
At the Love, Peace and Marriage Equality rally yesterday in New York City, Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon announced her engagement to girlfriend Christine Marinoni. GLAAD is thrilled for the happy couple and wishes them the best!
Congratulations Cynthia and Christine!
Via E! Online:
The couple have been together since late 2003, shortly after Nixon split from her longtime companion,Danny Mozes. The exes share custody of their two children, Samantha, 12, and Charles, 6.
Nixon revealed the news to an audience during the Love, Peace and Marriage Equality rally in New York City. The actress and Marinoni became engaged last month and are currently working to support a new bill for same-sex unions proposed by New York Gov. David Paterson.
The rally was organized by Broadway Impact and Gavin Creel, the out Tony-nominated star of Hair, and featured appearances by David Hyde Pierce and Cheyenne Jackson, among others.
Be an Ally & a Friend Today!
April 14, 2009
Today, GLAAD unveiled our all-new “Be an Ally & a Friend” public education campaign. This year’s campaign has 22 public service announcements (PSAs) featuring 32 top entertainers from the world of television, film and music.
Sally Field and Ron Rifkin
“Now, more than ever, we need the support of straight allies in our work towards full equality for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community,” says GLAAD President Neil G. Giuliano. “Straight allies play a vital role in fostering a climate of understanding and respect for LGBT people in their communities, helping all of us to recognize the common ground that we share.”
The campaign, now in its third year, features two distinct spots: one about the importance of accepting a gay friend or family member, the other about standing up for gay and transgender equality. These PSAs encourage the audience to “be an ally and a friend,” sending viewers to online resources to give them the tools to support LGBT family, friends, colleagues and fellow students, and find ways to get involved in gay and transgender advocacy in their own communities. There are multiple 20- and 30-second versions of the spots, as well as versions of the PSA in Spanish.
Ellen DeGeneres
“The diverse group of 32 talented entertainers – gay, straight and transgender – who gave their time and energy to this campaign deserves our deepest thanks for participating in this effort to reach a critical audience,” Giuliano continues. “We are so thankful to the networks across the country who have proudly broadcast the ‘Be an Ally & a Friend’ campaign in both English and Spanish, sending a clear message of acceptance and support to their viewers.”
The PSAs feature (alphabetically) actor Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin (Dirty Sexy Money), Candis Cayne (Dirty Sexy Money), Gabrielle Christian (South of Nowhere), comic Kate Clinton, Lauren Collins (Degrassi: The Next Generation), actor Alan Cumming, talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, Loretta Devine (Grey’s Anatomy), Sally Field (Brothers & Sisters), Van Hansis (As the World Turns), Cheyenne Jackson (Glee), Paul James (GREEK), T.R. Knight (Grey’s Anatomy), Alec Mapa (Ugly Betty), Becki Newton (Ugly Betty), comic Graham Norton, Tony Potts (Access Hollywood), Maeve Quinlan (South of Nowhere), Anthony Rapp (Rent), comic Caroline Rhea, Ron Rifkin (Brothers & Sisters), Anika Noni Rose (The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency), Adamo Ruggiero (Degrassi: The Next Generation), Zoe Saldana (Star Trek), Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer), Jake Silbermann (As the World Turns), singer Joss Stone, Michael Urie (Ugly Betty), Sofia Vergara (Madea Goes to Jail), musician Rufus Wainwright and Eduardo Xol (Extreme Makeover: Home Edition).
The first PSA stars Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Bacon, Ellen DeGeneres, Anika Noni Rose, Alan Cumming, William Baldwin, Rufus Wainwright, Sally Field and Ron Rifkin. It can be viewed at www.glaad.org, or here:
Additional PSAs will be unveiled approximately every two weeks throughout 2009. The PSAs will also be available through broadcast collaborations with national cable networks including IFC, Lifetime Movie Network, Lifetime Television, Sundance Channel, The N and Comcast cable systems; local cable systems and network affiliates; online at YouTube and Facebook; and others to be announced.
